Tell us what you think of our working list thus far…love one, hate one? more suggestions that are similar? ANY input would be greatly appreciated!! Our last name is “Kephart”. Also, thinking ahead to siblings what do you think work together and what doesn’t?
Girls:
*[name]Eulalie[/name] [name]Marie[/name] i I think this name is lovely, whimsical and melodic, but i haven’t received too many great responses when i have mentioned it to family…([name]Marie[/name] is DH’s late grandmother) [/i]
[name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Rae[/name] i think this is a lovely name that can grow with you, but perhaps not unique enough?([name]Rae[/name] is my middle name, [name]Ray[/name] DH’s father’s middle name & uncle name)
[name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Piper[/name] (?? not sure about piper - the whole name’s flow isn’t great)
[name]Emery[/name] [name]Honora[/name] a bit vowel heavy but i do love both names!
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Henrietta[/name] [name]Claire[/name] is becoming pretty popular these days i fear…so it’s last on our list but think it’s a sophisticated little name ([name]Henry[/name] = my grandfather and great grandfather’s name)
Boys:
*Alder [name]Reed[/name] Alder was DH’s suggestion and I quite liked it …it’s strong yet has a touch of sensitivity (i think) – ([name]Reed[/name] DH family name)
Elym [name]Fitzpatrick[/name] i I don’t know much about this or if I just made it up -it’s hard to find anything about it…but it’s been growing on me quite a bit (fitz…mother’s maiden name)[/i]
[name]Casper[/name] [name]Glenn[/name] this was my grandfather’s name, though he went by [name]Glenn[/name] (which is also DH’s grandfather’s name) but I think i’d like the future human to go by [name]Casper[/name]…is the friendly ghost still an issue?
[name]Archer[/name] [name]Wren[/name] I’m not entirely sure why this is on my list…but it is…
[name]Abacus[/name] [name]Reed[/name] a DH suggestion - how serious was he? I’m not sure, but I kinda thought it was cute
I like all your girls names except [name]Emery[/name] which is a boys name.
In stark contrast I don’t like any of the boys names except for [name]Caspar[/name] (much prefer it spelt with two a’s. The ‘e’ makes me think ghost) And [name]Abacus[/name]?? Really? That would be like calling a child ‘calculator’.
I’d go with [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Marie[/name] and [name]Caspar[/name] [name]Glenn[/name].
[name]Adelaide[/name] is gorgeous and definitely my favourite first name on the list. I don’t mind [name]Piper[/name] and I actually don’t think [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Piper[/name] sounds too bad. [name]Honora[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name] sounds gorgeous, do you like that?
[name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Rae[/name] doesn’t do anything for me. I’d prefer to see something like [name]Evelina[/name] [name]Rae[/name] or [name]Evangelina[/name] [name]Rae[/name].
[name]Eulalie[/name] [name]Maria[/name] isn’t my style, while [name]Claire[/name] is just so dull as a first name.
Alder [name]Reed[/name] doesn’t sound very nice, they smush together to much and sound like one word. I like [name]Reed[/name] though.
Elym and [name]Abacus[/name] aren’t great at all [name]IMO[/name].
[name]Casper[/name] is gorgeous, and I do like [name]Archer[/name]. [name]Archer[/name] [name]Wren[/name] sounds pretty good. [name]How[/name] about [name]Casper[/name] [name]Reed[/name]?
Favourites are [name]Archer[/name] [name]Wren[/name] / [name]Casper[/name] _____ and [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Piper[/name].
[name]Eulalie[/name] [name]Marie[/name]: [name]Eulalie[/name] is a cool name but I find it kind of hard to pronounce. [name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Rae[/name]: I love [name]Eve[/name] names so I really like [name]Evelyn[/name]. [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Piper[/name]: I agree that it doesn’t have the greatest flow. Maybe [name]Piper[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name] instead? [name]Emery[/name] [name]Honora[/name]: [name]Emery[/name] is fine but [name]Em[/name]- names are quite popular right now. [name]Honora[/name] is interesting but I prefer [name]Honor[/name]. [name]Claire[/name] [name]Henrietta[/name]: I don’t like [name]Claire[/name] all that much, to be honest. I find it doesn’t have much personality. [name]Henrietta[/name] is a great way to honor your family, though.
Alder [name]Reed[/name]: I like Alder but I think that Alder [name]Reed[/name] kind of runs into each other with the two R’s. Elym [name]Fitzpatrick[/name]: Elym sounds made-up to me and might be hard to pronounce. Not sure about [name]Fitzpatrick[/name], although it is a good way to honor family. [name]Casper[/name] [name]Glenn[/name]: I think [name]Casper[/name] is fine- it’s overcoming the ghost image, I think. Maybe [name]Jasper[/name] if you’re still worried about it? [name]Archer[/name] [name]Wren[/name]: I like [name]Archer[/name] quite a bit, but I’ve seen [name]Wren[/name] on enough girl’s forums to pin it as a girl’s name. [name]Abacus[/name] [name]Reed[/name]: sounds like it could belong in 19th century [name]England[/name] or something. Very cool and obscure.